Edinburgh, North Dakota, Main Street, 1920s
“This settlement was founded as EDINBURGH in 1882 in NW1/4 Sec. 5-158-56, Lampton Twp. The post office was established November 1, 1882, with Christian Buck (1849-1912) as postmaster. Mr. Buck, a native of Tromso, Norway, named it for Edinburgh, the capital of Scotland. He had attended Edinburgh University before coming to America and was a much revered citizen of this community until he was murdered by a transient in 1912.

The village incorporated in 1886, and the following year moved about 3 miles SE to the new Great Northern Railroad town site in E 1/2 Sec. 21-158-56. On November 17, 1892, postmaster John E. White changed the name to EDINBURG to comply with new government spelling regulations. When these rules were relaxed a few years later, many affected names were restored to their previous spellings, but EDINBURG has continued with its new name. The elevation is 1194, the Zip Code is 58227, and a peak population of 378 was reached in 1940.” 2